Apparatus for positioning and holding work for material working apparatus



July 21, 1931. w. BONSOR 1,815,599

APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING AND HOLDING WORK FOR IMPERIAL WORKING APPARATUS Filed Oct. 15, 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 x W "k //me r- W fer 050/ emf WY Jul -21, 1931. w. BONSOR .8 5.6

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APPARATUS FOR.POSIT ONING AND HOLDING WORK FOR MATERIAL WORKING APPARATUS Filed Oct. 15, 1926 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 57/11/14 [I I] I Patented July 21, 1931 1 I j TED j OFFICE r rnny, INCORPORATED, OE'NEW'YORK, N. Y-., A ooRro a-TIoN or NEwYoRK s14xrrnitevrris.Fort.ieosizrroriilxmr:ieuvn HOLDINGWORK non MATERIAL WORKING- a y pnrrnmrws I l Applica-tiqn filed. October 5,; 1926. Serial No. 141,796.

invention relates to apparatus for positioning and holding thework for material working -apparatus, and more pa-rticu larly f'for I positionin and holding work. for

shear in which number of shearingalfmejt 7 p elem ts for difierefnt; shapes and "sizes of stock areiarranged in a verticalplan'e';

.. An object of the invention is 'toprovide a mechanism for positioning and'holding the workwith' respect to amate'ria'l working element in such "a manner as to permit the performance of work thereon accurately and expeditiously.

In accordance with one embodiment thereof, the invention provides an apparatus for aligning the work havinga stop for indicating'fthe length of the material to vbe cut and a device for c'lampingthe'material just prior to the shearing operation. 1 A It is believed that better 2 understanding of thejinventionflmay be had by reference to 'the following description taken ,in conjunction with the accompanying drawings,in

I "1' is a side elevation of the apparatus operativelyassociatedi with a metal shear L Fig; 2 is an enlarged side elevation of the in which 7 table raising mechanism shears in'Fig. 1 f p M I Fig. "3i a pjlanview ,ofthe output'table howni g- 12.; .1 f 1 l fgs s apl e of th p jg ge c 'determinihg th'e length 'of'material to be cut Fig. 5".is'a sectional view taken on the line outputtalo'le'shownon' the output side of the 5+-i5fof'Fig 4 I g Figl 6 'isa'sectional view of'the stop gauge taken online 66s,o'f Fig.4, 1

Fig.7 vis a detailvi ew showing the manner tables) p I I -Fi g. .8.is a view takenonthe line -10 of Fig.1 showing theworkholding mechanismin side elevation andia sectional view of the is s f gg Fig. 10 is a side view of the, work holding mechanism showingthe holder actuating cam a sectional View on the line I in section, and

Fig. his a frontviewlofthe apparatus the rollers are mounted on the illustrated in Fig. lOwith parts broken away to show the construction of the holding mec'h anism.

Referring to the drawings in whichthe e same numerals designate similar parts in the several views, the apparatus consists essentiallyof three units, an input table 16, a

shear 17 including a material'holding device, and an output table 18. o 1

The height of the tables is made adjustable for the purpose of accommodating them for variously shaped pieces of material which are tobe cut,'the different shearing elements for which are arranged. in a vertical plane as shown in Fig. 8 wherein the table is shown in its uppermost position, supporting a channel iron which is to he sheared, and wherein a square rod, a roundrod, and an angle iron are shown in their respective apertures in the holding device and shear 17 to'show the position to which the'table would have to be moved to support them for shearing. The

shearing elements consist of a verticalguide member which cooperates with a vertically reciprocable knife 20. Both the shearing elements have apertures therethrough which conform substantially to the shape of the material to be sheared and the edges of these apertures serve as the shearing surfaces. The

tables are carriedby a plurality ofverti'cal' racks 19 -which are slida'bly mounted in grooves 21 Fig. 9) formed in thesides of legs 22 ofthe tables and are engaged by a plurality of gear wheels 23 and124, the rotation of whichiserve's to elevate or lower the tables. The gear wheels 23 are mounted on .a horizontal shaft 26 while the gear wheels 24 are "coimterweights 32 to balance thelweight of the tables.

p The upperends of the vertical racks of .each tahle carry a pair of angularly-shaped members 33-33 which extend the full length of the table and are held ina definite spaced 7 relation by means of bolts 34 (Fig. 7 At spaced intervals along the angular members are provideda number of supports 36 upon which are mounted a pair of parallel rods to be out may be rolled toward or away from V the shear.

The output table 18 is provided witha stop gauge 41 (shown in detail in Figs. 4, 5 and 6) which is slidably mounted on the rods to the rods at any desired position. The stop comprises a plate member 42 having-two downwardly projecting flanges 7 43-43 which'rest upon the rods 35 and 37. Intermediate the flanges on each rod is a member 44 Which partially surrounds the rod and Which together with the flanges 43-43 restingupon the rods acts as a clamp whena downward force'is exerted on the flanges and an upward forcefis exerted uponthe member 44. The clamping forces are 00- casioned by a pair of bars 46-46 which rest upon apair of beads 47-47 acting as a pivot. One end of the bars 46-46 engages a knob 48 which is mounted on a threaded stud 49 in the plate 42. When the knob is rotated .so as to move downwardly on the threaded "stud the bars 46-46 tend to pivot over the beads47-47 and engage heads 51 ofbolts 52 which pass loosely, through the bars and the plate 42 and are attached to the clamping member 44. drawing this member upwardly I and forcing the plate downwardly to firmly clamp the stop in position. The rod is provlded with a flat top portion 39 upon which a scale is marlzed and cooperating therewith is a'projection53 on the top also provided with a scale which forms in efiect a vernier' scale so :that the stop may be acicurately. set to measure the length of the ma? .terial to be'cut. The side of the stop toward the shear is provided with a bar 54 which is slidably'mounted'on a pair of. bolts 56-56 Qandisinormally held in its outermost position by springs 57-57. The springs 5 7 -57 :are of such rigidity that the ordinary impact of the material while being placed in position will not fiexthem, however when thematerial isbein'g sheared there is a slight but Q forceful movement of the material toward the stop which would displace the stop from its: position but 'for the yieldability of the bar 54 and alterthe length of the next piece ,of material to be cut.

, In order to hold the material firmly in place while being sheared an automatic hold- ;ing device is provided (FigsL S, l0 and 11), an actuating cam 61 of which is mounted on themain shaft 62 of the sheari The cam 61 :is eccentrioally mounted and is provided with a circumferential groove63 of T-shaped cross-section. A --holding element 64 is pro- 'vided with an arm 66, "a 'flat portion 67 of which extends into the groove 63 and is retained therein by a crossrpin 68. When the cam is rotated the holding element is positivemunicated to the arm 66 by a spring which is forced downwardly by a sleeve 71 engaging the peripheral surface of the eccentric cam 61. The holdingielement is main- 35 and 87,but which may be firmly clamped J sleeve connection between the cam and the element. The .cam is mounted on the main shaft in such a positionthat the element will engage the material justfprior to "the cutting operation. The square rod, the'round rod, and the angle iron shown in Fig. 8 would not be sheared simultaneously with-the channel iron but would require the support, of the table and are shownsimply to illustrate how the single holding. element 64 is adapted to hold any one of four difierently shaped pieces of material in the vertical guide-member 15 of the holding device. I o

f In order to operate the apparatus the tables are adjusted to the proper height by means of the hand wheels 28-28, the' height depending on the shape of the material to'be cut and the stop gauge 'is positioned according .to the length it isdesiredto cut the material and firmly clamped there by lightly .turning down the'knob 48; The material is the shear passes throughthe material, the material is moved slightly toward the'stop gauge, however on account of theyieldable nature of'the bar 54 the gauge will not be displaced andthe next piece of material will be measured and cut with the gauge the same position.

It will be understood that-the embodiment of the invention herein described and.,illustrated is merely a convenient and useful form ofthe invention, which iscapable; of many other modifications without departingfrom the spirit and scope of the invention.

What is claimed is: I" T a 1. The combination with a material working element, of an adjustable table, a plurality of oppositelydisposed racks supporting the table, a pair of gearwheels engaging the oppositely disposed racks and meshing with each other, and means for rotatingone of said gear wheels causing a rotation of the other wheel whereby the table fis adjusted.

The combination with a material'working element, of a table for supporting the material to be worked, a rod supported by said table, a stop gauge slidably mountedon ."sai'd rod, comprising a member resting'on the rod, and a member partially surroundin the material to be worked comprising an ele-,

ment having arms for engaging various shapes of material, means for resiliently engaging the element with the material, and

means for positively withdrawing the ele ment from the material. I

' 4. The combination with a material working' element, of a wtable for supporting the material to be worked, arodsupported by the table, a stop gauge mounted on said rod comprising a plate having a bead and, supported by the rod, amember substantially surrounding the rod,a headedbolt carried by said member and protruding through an aperture in the plate, alever pivoted on the beads of the plate and engaging the head of htical guide member. having a plurality of theebolt, a threaded stud fastened to the plate, and a knobrfor the threaded stud whereby the lever may be caused to press against the head ofthebolt to effect the clamping of the gauge to the rod.

5. The combination with ashear, of a verapertures therein for receiving and holding materlal of varlous shapes durmg the shear ing operation, and a vertically reciprocable, member cooperating with said guide member,

to clamp the material securely in a selected aperture thereof during the shearing operation.

my name WALTER BONSOR,

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe this 29th day of September A. D., 

